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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #457 of 1,461 scored counties
#16 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 83
- 9 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +26.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.2M
- On pets · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Knox County. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Knox County spend about $183.2M a year on pets, or $911 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Knox County was 52 in 2023, up 26.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,868 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Knox County.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Knox County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #457 of 1,461 scored counties and #16 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,868 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.8% | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $911 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 52+26.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 343
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 839 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Knox County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 83 | 24 | 2.6 | $5M | +9.0% | #32 of 1,461 |
| 2Rutherford County, TN | 81 | 36 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +12.6% | #50 of 1,461 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 79 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +9.9% | #79 of 1,461 |
| 4Montgomery County, TN | 78 | 28 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +13.0% | #94 of 1,461 |
| 5Davidson County, TN | 76 | 89 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #104 of 1,461 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 75 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +9.2% | #127 of 1,461 |
| 7Franklin County, TN | 72 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +6.4% | #182 of 1,461 |
| 8Shelby County, TN | 71 | 73 | 2.0 | $4.3M | −2.1% | #194 of 1,461 |
| 9Roane County, TN | 71 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +7.0% | #216 of 1,461 |
| 10Hamilton County, TN | 69 | 60 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #263 of 1,461 |
| 16Knox County, TN | 61 | 83 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #457 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Knox County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses58
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Knox County, TN?
There are 83 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 9 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 26.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on pets?
About $183.2M a year, or $911 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Knox County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Knox County would have about 72, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,868 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Knox County scores 61 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #457 of 1,461 scored counties.
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